Biology:Antitype (moth)

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Short description: Genus of moths

Antitype
Antitype chi - top (aka).jpg
Antitype chi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Genus: Antitype
Hübner, [1821]

Antitype is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1][2][3]

The scientific name is derived from the Greek antitupos (something that returns). Hübner probably referred to similarities with a genus which was described earlier, probably Polymixis.[4]

Species

  • Antitype africana Berio, 1939
  • Antitype armena (Eversmann, 1856)
  • Antitype chi (Linnaeus, 1758) – grey chi
  • Antitype chionodes Boursin, 1968
  • Antitype jonis (Lederer, 1865)
  • Antitype suda (Geyer, [1832])

Antitype kalchbergi is now known as Brachygalea kalchbergi (Staudinger, 1897).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4775347 entry